Letters to the Editor
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Too bad about Alemars RestaurantAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The other day we had a bite to eat at Alemars Restaurant on Dundee Road and the owner told us the restaurant is going out of business on Wednesday. Because of the econom...
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Keep 911 for true emergenciesAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember when we, the public, were told that calling 911 was only reserved for dire emergencies? Well, that does not appear to be the case any longer, at least not in th...
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Bush years have been bad for U.S.Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - George Bush, Cheney, Rice, Ashcroft, Rove, all of the regime running this country right now and for the last eight years, are guilty of treason. There is no lesser name ...
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Legislators must reject pay raisesAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - In May I introduced and passed House Joint Resolution 132, which rejects a scheduled pay raise for legislators. The president of the Senate, Emil Jones, has publicly st...
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Why bother having a Constitution?Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - So why bother having a Constitution and Bill of Rights when we have an executive branch that ignores the judicial process and courts and a legislature that's too cowardl...
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Legion commander appreciates supportAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - As I complete my tour of duty as Commander of American Legion Post 680, I look back with several emotions. I feel confidence as I hand the reins to new Commander Chuck S...
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The war on drugs cannot be wonAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks for publishing Dan Linn's outstanding letter: "The war on drugs spurs gang violence". The so-called war on drugs is a huge industry and huge bureaucracy. Victory ...
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Determined to keep term limitsAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The city officials of Des Plaines are at their old shenanigans again. I guess they think we taxpayers and voters are stupid and have no memory. We taxpayers worked hard ...
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Giving Japanese beetle traps a tryAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - I read Joette Brown's letter with a great deal of interest. ("Use traps to fight Japanese beetles," Fence Post, Aug. 1) It's hard to argue with good ole common sense. So...
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Obama again shows his inexperienceAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, when discussing his plans for ending the war in Iraq, Obama said he would call in the "chiefs of staff" and give them a new mission: to bring the war to a clos...